Brown was not the only member of the show’s ensemble to post something about returning to the Stranger Things world. The cast apparently enjoyed some sort of Season 3 filming kickoff dinner together over the weekend, and yeah, it looks like they had a great time. It is really nice to see the denizens of Hawkins get a chance to hang out and have fun and not worry about things like the Upside Down or the Shadow Monster or spooky drawings or whether or not they have enough 3 Musketeers bars in their house to keep Dart away from their cat.

But first, here's Brown and Levy. Hooray, Season 3.

And now for the other pics from this weekend. Finn Wolfhard shared a blurry photo of Charlie Heaton and series newcomer Maya Hawke. David Harbour posted a photo of a bunch of Polaroids he took of his co-stars while they were at a pre-Season 3 dinner. And Stranger Things newbie Cary Elwes tweeted a picture of a picture he took with Joe Keery.

While Season 3 will be shorter than its predecessor, it sounds like those eight episodes will not be the show's final eight episodes. As Levy assured the site, "Season 4 is definitely happening." And as for Season 5? The show's fate beyond Season 4 is to be determined. Levy told Collider that there is "very much the possibility" that a fifth season of Stranger Things will happen, but "that's currently undecided."

And now for something that is not undecided: Season 3 of Stranger Things hopes to keep fans on their toes. As Levy told Collider,

“So even though we always start off with a good sense of the major arcs of the season, we’re always ready for shifts and surprises because if the Duffers stumble into a different or surprising inspiration while they rewrite the script, we’re going to follow that inspiration and throw out some ideas in order to embrace some new ones that are more exciting. And I have no doubt that Season 3 will be no exception.”

“Even if we wanted to hop into the action faster, we couldn't. Our kids are aging. We can only write and produce the show so fast. They're going to be almost a year older by the time we start shooting season three. It provides certain challenges. You can't start right after season two ended. It forces you to do a time jump.”

And it looks like Eleven spent the time jump letting her short curly bob grow out into a straight shoulder-length bob. You know, when she wasn't busy learning how to use her powers, fighting the Shadow Monster, hanging out with her buddies, and clearing out the waffle section of the frozen foods aisle at her local supermarket.